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Planning consideration

Total housing requirement

This is the minimum number of homes that the plan seeks to provide during the plan period.

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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

  • Who asked for 'Total housing requirement' data?

  • What is the driver for the request?

  • Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

Screen

  • What is the 'Total housing requirement' consideration?

  • Is there legislation that defines 'Total housing requirement'?

  • Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Total housing requirement'?

  • Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Is the Total housing requirement a trigger?

  • Is the Total housing requirement something to consult during plan making?

  • Is there any Total housing requirement data already available?

  • Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  • Will a data standard be required?

Research

  • Do we understand the lifecycle of a Total housing requirement?

  • Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

  • Where will or should the data be used?

  • Who are the statutory consultees for Total housing requirement?

  • Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Total housing requirement? How do we expect them to use Total housing requirement?

  • What are the planning needs for this data?

  • Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Total housing requirement data?

  • What are some potential uses of Total housing requirement data?

  • What's the value of adding Total housing requirement data to the platform?

  • From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Total housing requirement data available?

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Last updated: 2025-07-11 12:40:41